Lockheed P-2 Neptune

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The Lockheed P-2 Neptune is a Cold War-era American maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft used extensively by the U.S. Navy and allied forces.

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instanceOf anti-submarine warfare aircraft
maritime patrol aircraft
military aircraft
alsoKnownAs P2V Neptune
armament bombs
depth charges
mines
rockets
torpedoes
conflict Cold War maritime patrol operations
Korean War
Vietnam War
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 7
to 9
developedFrom Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon
era Cold War
firstFlight 1945-05-17
hasFeature magnetic anomaly detector boom
sonobuoy launchers
introduced 1947
length approximately 91 ft
manufacturer Lockheed Martin
surface form: Lockheed
maximumSpeed about 300 knots
natoReportingName none
powerplant 2 Wright R-3350 radial piston engines
2 auxiliary turbojet engines in later variants
primaryRole anti-submarine warfare
maritime patrol
productionPeriod late 1940s to early 1960s
range over 4,000 km
retiredFromUSService 1970s
successor Lockheed P-3 Orion
usedBy Argentine Navy
surface form: Argentine Naval Aviation

Brazilian Air Force
Chilean Navy
French Navy
Aeronautica Militare
surface form: Italian Air Force

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Portuguese Air Force
Republic of China Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Netherlands Navy
South African Air Force
Spanish Air Force
United States Navy
German Navy
surface form: West German Navy
wingspan approximately 99 ft

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